Office of EEO, Equity & Inclusion Office Update 3/28/2019 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Office of EEO, Equity & Inclusion Office Update 3/28/2019

Mission To ensure an equitable system that grows and sustains a diverse workforce, fosters an inclusive culture and builds organizational capacity. Equity & EEO Inclusion 2

What we do… EEO, Equity & Inclusion supports Sound Transit by providing: • Executive & Strategic Leadership • EEO Consultations & Mediations • Policy & Practices Review • Training & Professional Development • Employee Networks • Employee Resource Groups • Heritage/History Month Celebrations • Community Engagement 3

OUR APPROACH

Employees & Culture

Employees & Culture Equal Employment Opportunity Prohibits discrimination against employees and contractors in hiring, promotion, transfer and termination practices. EEO policy applies to all employment actions: • Right to file a complaint • No retaliation • Request reasonable accommodations • Accountability • Transparency 6

Employees & Culture Protected Classes 7

Employees & Culture EEO & Employment Practices Training Compensation Disciplinary Actions Reclassifications Performance Management Recruitment/Selection 8

Employees & Culture Employee Resource Groups- Fostering Inclusion BEST-Blacks Empowering Success in Transit Supporting the Black community at Sound Transit. LiT- Latinx in Transportation Supporting the Latinx community at Sound Transit. PRIDE Creating a supportive, inclusive ST for LGBTQ employees and allies. 9

Employees & Culture Employee Resource Groups- Fostering Inclusion SPAM-Sound Transit Pacific Islander Asian American Masterminds Supporting the diverse and multicultural AAPI community at ST. WEST-Women Empowering Sound Transit Advocating for gender equity and beyond. 10

Talent Engagement

Talent Engagement Engaging Talent and expanding opportunities through education. We partner with:  Local school districts, universities and community organizations to expand early access to Sound Transit careers and opportunities.  Human Resources to identify opportunities to recruit diverse candidate pools. 12

Capacity Building

Capacity Building Equality Diversity Inclusion Equity Opportunity, Opportunity, Opportunity and Representation, Opportunity Representation Representation Belonging and and Belonging Accountability 14

Capacity Building Professional Development Inclusion Competence Inclusion Competence 102 Inclusion Competence EEO Awareness Equity focused leadership 101 103 EEO law and Definition Equity & Community Managing Requirements Alignment Inclusion Relevance Differences Importance of System Identity Inclusive Accountability EEO Analysis Development Leadership June – Sept. Sept. – January February – May April – July 15

Capacity Building To date: • 90% of managers have been trained on EEO policy and regulation. • 10% of the agency has attended the Undoing Institutional Racism workshop (including ELT). 16

Institutional Change

Institutional Change Commitment to Equity Leadership Representation Access Resources 18

Institutional Change Equity in Practice Related Practices Question • Fair representation among decision-makers; inclusive outreach; cultivating inclusion in Who decides? organization Identifying progressive transit funding sources; equitable funding priorities; making • Who pays? transit fares affordable Targeting investments in underserved communities to improve access; maximizing • Who benefits? housing and transportation affordability; supporting high-quality employment Minimizing public health impacts; reducing accident incidence; reducing inequitable • Who suffers? punitive enforcement 19

Institutional Change Equity Steering Committee • The Sound Transit Equity Steering Committee is responsible for ensuring continuing progress toward an inclusive and equitable agency. The Committee will set strategy, provide guidance and ensure integration of equity principles in their respective business lines. 20

Institutional Change Transportation Equity Network (TEN) • We co-lead the TEN in partnership with King County Metro and the Seattle Department of Transportation to advance policy and institutional strategies that focus on equitable processes and outcomes across our region. 21

EEO, Equity & Inclusion Strategy EEO, Equity & Inclusion Early Changes System Changes E&I Outcomes Organizational Capacity • EEO/E&I Office • Employee • Definition Resource Groups Alignment Equity-focused Leadership • Strategic Multicultural Equity & Strategic Alignment Inclusion • Transit Equity • Equity-focused Leadership Leadership Partnerships Consultations Programs Sense of Belonging Development • ELT Equity Leadership • EEO Compliance • E&I Workforce Capacity Development Community Engagement Policy & Advocacy Equity Lens and Analysis Services/Program Expansion Strategic Leadership E&I Steering Committee Multi-Agency Transportation Equity Network

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